"It hurts me to see both of them in this situation, because no one is winning in this situation," said a man who lives near the scene of the crime. He said he knows the Hankins brothers. He did not want us to show his face or say his name, because he is afraid of what could happen to him for speaking publicly. "It's kind of scary to think that somebody would just run in your house and gun you down."

But that's what happened late Wednesday night when police say a group of five or six men chased Jonathan Jones, 19, and Joseph Hanible, 24, into a home on North 30th Street and shot them. Hanible went to the hospital, but there's no word on how he's doing.

It's the latest example of violent crime in this public housing project.

"I've been in this neighborhood for a while, and it's like people aren't learning from other people's mistakes," the neighbor said. Afraid of being the next victim, he said he wants others in the neighborhood to realize that violence is not the answer.

Jermaine Hankins also was already scheduled to be in court today for drug charges.

Police say the murder investigation is still open.

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I look at it like this. No one really knows what happen that day or night. Everyone has their own opinion. Until we now further info, people are going to post how they feel. Just because someone has been charged for a crime.... doesn't mean that they are guilty. Innocent until proven Guilty. Tevin still have a bright future in front of him, as well as Germaine.Hell look at Allen Iverson, Michael Vick, Martha Stewart, Ronald Hewett all of these people have done active time in a Federal Prison. A.I was given a second chance. M.V. got another chance. We all have done some things in our lives in one point of time.... we just never got caught caught. Instead of saying they shouldn't have done this or that. We don't know if Tevin and Germaine were victims of anything. My heart goes out to all the families, because they all are victims. We lose good men to society every day. We as parents raise our children to be the best. As they get older, they have a way of going astray, of becoming followers instead of leaders. I had a child who was accused of a very serious crime.Would have caused him his entire fuure. I being a parent stuck by him and at the end justice did prevail. So to the Hankins family, HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH, BECAUSE IT COULD BE SOME OTHER FAMILY THAT IS GOING THROUGH THE SAME SITUATION.

so being a church going, well raised person, and a straight a student gives you the right to chase two people down and kill one really??? no it doesnt. nothing gives you the right to kill anyone. it dont matter how good a kid you are or were. you have a choice to do right thing or the wrong thing. so all you sick people praising the kids for killing someone you should be ashamed... its sad to see that these boys lives are ruined now for the actions they did.

...and switched it for gun, thug and drug life. I hear a lot of comments about these two young men, especially the young one. A friend of mine says he sat in front of his daughter in class, was a star football player and was very intelligent.

These two young men had what it takes to make a success out of themselves, but chose to get caught up in a thug-drug lifestyle. They decided to take the law into their own hands and commit murder. It's a real shame that young men with such potential purposely threw their entire lives away due to their concious decision making. This is THEIR fault, nobody elses!

I feel sorry for their parents, but I feel even more sorry for the young people that could've used these young men as positive influences in their lives. I don't feel sorry for the young men themselves. They had success in the palms of their hands and threw it away forever. It was their decision and they will pay dearly for the rest of their lives.

SCT, you need to realize that unlike yourself, I am not an old fart that sits on a boring island with nothing to do but provide negative commments about everything I read and consistently display sour attitudes to prove that I am bored, lonely and out of touch with society.

I like to keep a sense of the positive side. I would like to see any of the "disadvantaged" project kids have any positive influence with some potential of crawing out of the ditch they live in and are taught they can never emerge from. If just one is able to come out successful and teach others, it is positive. THAT was my point!

The next time, I'll do more research of the criminals if I have as much time to waste and bitch as you do.

As I've said before, since you seem to think you know so much about everything, put your excessively wasted time to good use and become active in the LOCAL criminal and political issues of Pender County where you live!

You're right. It would be nice, if you would do a little more research before opening your mouth. Don't give me that "positive side", "disadvantaged" junk.
You preach that stuff, but I bet you don't have to live near it, nor are you the one whose son was shot.
You're a phony, and a hypricrite. If one of these animals shot your mother,and killed her, you would be screaming to have him crucified.

You know GRAMPS, you didn't even take the time to read what I wrote before pulling that angry knee jerk comment. The only thing I said was, the younger murderer WAS popular in school, a great student and a star athelete PRIOR to the murder. I did not know of his previous record. That kind of person CAN have a positive influence to help people help themselves instead of living off MY dime! He blew it with all of the opportunity in the world staring him in the face.

You have absolutely no idea of the efforts I perform to make a difference. I tutor math and science to kids that have drug addicts, ex-cons and drunks for parents. I SEE their little eyes light up when a littles support goes in their direction, when they are encouraged to learn and excel instead of watching mommy suck on a crack pipe or jab a needle in her arm. So Mister, don't tell me damn thing about what I don't do! I have first hand experience with positivity and encouragement and I have first hand experience with success!!! Looking at your spelling and composition, you could have used some help yourself!

So get off your anger kick GRAMPS and instead of just throwing them all to the dogs, YOU go out there and try to make a difference! Just try to do it before they turn into murderers, rapists, thieves and drug addicts. I'm not "preaching", I'm telling you FACTS mister!!!

By the way, if ANYBODY were to shoot MY mother, I'd hunt them down like a sorry, stupid dog. No screaming required...BET ON IT!

you might want to get some reading comprehension skills before you spout off. Everything I posted was present here or on the Star News.

Just takes a few minutes to read; unless you're engaged in watching Sponge Bob.

Look at my first post in this article. I suggested DSS investigate to ensure there were no other at risk children in the household;I suggested WHA get active in the project; and I suggested Mayor Saffo declare a war against all of these needless youthful fatalities which should be avoidable.

You on the other hand seem to have no other skill than to slam SCT; well you failed. You can crawl back into your hole until entitlement day on the first.

One poster said, give them a break; he didn't know what brought them to it. So insightful; I guess it's okay to take another's life if we have cause. Why let the judicial system do its job when you can just become vigilantes.

Another poster said, they did not live in public housing. They had good parents. That may well be. BUT, something is wrong when two brothers are implicated in a murder and an armed assault on another.

That same poster said they went to church together. Great; I guess they missed the lesson about turning the other cheek.

Another poster said there was a great football and college future for one. Come into the light and see the foolishness of your comments. Perhaps college is available when one is sentenced and incarcerated. But, in today's time, forget a free ride in college; you would be lucky to even gain admission.

And to those who would stress they are innocent no matter what is posted or reported, get real. Bail would not be $2 million each if there was even the sloightest shred of doubt or if they did not pose a threat to disappear.

For all of you who want to be defenders, why not go to the other report on Little Bro's arrest and just copy & paste your favorite defense posting?

I did at one time, but regardless of the truth behind what you write, regardless of the well-meant intentions behind trying to foster a discussion about what the Black community is doing to itself, you get insulted and called a racist.

After I was called a racist about three times, the last for posting the statistics on the effects of illegitimacy from an article written by a Black woman and posted in a Black on-line magazine, I gave up on caring.

They can shoot each other two at a time every night for all I care. They don't want to change and they don't even want to hear the facts surrounding what they're doing to themselves and their children.

Both Tevin and Germaine are good friends of mine and i think they should be given a chance,no one know what that guy Jonathan did to make them proceed to their actions. I'm sure they just didn't do it just to do it. Everyone thinks he's perfect him and Joseph. No one is just gone to take action like that, Tevin has a bright future ahead of him in football, i know because, him and i played for NHHS together.

Can you explain to us what this young man, who "has a bright future ahead of him in football" was doing that night? And, please, tell me what chance they gave Jonathan before they killed him? From what I could gather of those involved, Tevin HAD a bright future, but that doesn't change the fact that there is a man dead because Tevin and Germaine chased Jonathan and Joseph into an innocent woman's home and shot them. Germaine has prior drug convictions. Jonathan has prior convictions including two misdemeanor assault charges and was facing a DWI charge. Joseph has prior misdemeanor assault charges as well. Nothing in the sites I searched indicate that Tevin had a prior record. Of course, if it's a juvenile record, I have no access to that since they are sealed. But it seems to me that there is a kid who had a bright future that blew it to hades.

Please stop insulting my brothers. Was that helmet comment really necessary? Or those weasel comments? It doesn't help you prove your point, it just makes you seem callous.

I did not know the man who was killed, and I don't know Germaine or the wounded boy. I do, however, know Tevin. I'm not saying that he is perfect or that he has never made a mistake. But I can tell you that he is one of the nicest boys I have ever met. That will be my opinion of him regardless of whether he committed murder. You can think that I'm stupid or naive for saying so, but that won't matter to me. Tevin is a good boy. Everyone who knows him would love to see him be proven innocent, redeem himself for his past mistakes, and prove himself as a role model for the youth in our community. We all know he has the ability, and that is why we continue to defend him.

And just in case you're wondering, I'm a white, female, eighteen year old student at UNC Chapel Hill.

and unlike so many of the posters, I leave my emotions at home and rely on fact, the drug and resisting charges were from one or more prior incidents. That certainly undermines the statements of all those who stated he was an upstanding young straight A athlete who had never been in trouble.

Even if he is ultimately found innocent, he's shot his future in the foot.

I don't know about SurfcityTom but I would be willing to guess he would want what I want. I want to see black males grow up, take responsibility for their lives and be productive members of society. What benefit would I get out of blacks being jailed? That only places another burden on tax paying people. If young blacks could see past the few blocks they aimlessly wander around, they could see there is a whole world of opportunity waiting for them. But before they can try to get the opportunity, they need to be able to speak English, not hood mumble, dress appropriately, not with drawers showing like it is a badge of honor to have underwear. Stay in school, don't hang with fools that will only bring you down and make something of your life. Don't just breed another generation of welfare sponges that only want to hang out and "get ma check!"